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Lack of lipid accumulation in two species of chalcidoid wasps with secondarily evolved phytophagy
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 2022 AbstractStable co‐evolutionary relationships between species may result in the loss of autonomous synthesis of essential nutrients when these can be obtained from the ecological partner. Parasitoid insects obtain most of their nutrients from their host, and many lineages do not increase their adult lipid reserves even when feeding on a surplus of ...
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Predicting the Phenology of Herbivorous Insects
Ecology and EvolutionModels of herbivorous insect phenology can be used to make agriculture more sustainable and to better manage the effects of climate change on natural communities. The phenology of herbivorous insects depends on heat time, but exactly how it varies across
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, 2019 Phytophages and mycophages obtain nourishment from live plant and fungal tissue respectively and are the subject of this chapter. Compared to the low-viscosity food utilised by most saprophages, the food of phytophages and mycophages is typically firmer and harder.
Graham E. Rotheray
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PLoS ONE, 2016 The vast majority of braconid wasps are parasitoids of other insects. Although a few cases of pure phytophagy (primary gall production and seed predation) are known, no previous entomophytophagous species (i.e.
A P Ranjith +5 more
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Genomic signatures accompanying the dietary shift to phytophagy in polyphagan beetles [PDF]
Genome Biology, 2019 Background The diversity and evolutionary success of beetles (Coleoptera) are proposed to be related to the diversity of plants on which they feed. Indeed, the largest beetle suborder, Polyphaga, mostly includes plant eaters among its approximately 315 ...
Mathieu Seppey +12 more
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Phytophagy in jumping spiders: The vegetarian side of a group of insectivorous predators
, 2016 Nyffeler, Martin (2016): Phytophagy in jumping spiders: The vegetarian side of a group of insectivorous predators.
Nyffeler, Martin
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Lack of macronutrients in Eucalyptus urophylla S.T. Blake (Myrtaceae) seedlings affects feed and development of Podisus nigrispinus (Hemiptera: pentatomidae) [PDF]
Bioscience Journal, 2017 Several studies have reported the importance of phytophagy in the history of life from predator stinkbugs. However, knowledge of the nutrients acquired by these insects, from plant materials, is scarce. The phytophagy studies of zoophytophagous predators
Estela Rosana Durães Vieira +5 more
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Phytophagy of Sergentomyia Ingrami—I. Feeding Rates
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 1992 The ability of a Kenyan sandfly species, Sergentomyia ingrami, to feed on various species of native or indigenous and exotic or introduced plants of Kenya was investigated using the Anthrone test. Some flies contained more sugar than others when they were tested after exposure to the plants.
J. B. Kaddu +3 more
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Enhancing the biocontrol potential of the predator Nesidiocoris tenuis through genetic selection [PDF]
Biological ControlThe zoophytophagous Nesidiocoris tenuis has proven to be a highly effective natural enemy against tomato key pests. It can enhance tomato plants' defenses due to its phytophagous behavior. However, its plant feeding can result in severe plant damage when
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, 2010 Wheeler, Alfred G., Skaftason, Johannes F. (2010): Notes on the feeding behavior of Teratocoris saundersi (Hemiptera: Miridae) in Iceland: phytophagy, zoophagy, and adventitious biting.
Wheeler, Alfred G. +1 more
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